# hand someone their head

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To kill, especially by beheading.
2. To destroy; to defeat utterly.

## Etymology
Possibly an allusion to the story of Salome demanding the head of John the Baptist in a charger.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hand-someone-their-head